Because the technical regulations governing materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs are increasingly demanding, due in particular to the improvement in scientific knowledge of materials and chemical substances, it's not always easy to keep one's knowledge up to date.

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Entrust your watch to our experts

To guarantee the health safety of materials it is necessary to keep abreast of developments on the following subjects:

  • Chemical interactions between materials and foodstuffs;
  • Hygiene control in the food industry, which includes contamination due to packaging and equipment materials;
  • Risks associated with consumer use of food-contact materials and objects;
  • The objectives in terms of sustainable development, which require better knowledge of the impact on health and the environment of chemical substances, materials and ultimately all articles intended for contact with food.

 

That's why we suggest you call on the experts at LNE by entrusting them with your watch!"

What does a personalized watch entail?

Initial balance

Our experts will draw up a presentation for you of the regulatory situation for the materials you are interested in for one or more applications:

  • food contact materials,
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  • materials in contact with pharmaceutical products

This assessment will define the French and European context and identify the texts in force at the start of the service, highlighting the latest developments in legislation.

Scope definition

In light of the assessment, you and our experts define where you want to focus your watch:

  • new regulatory texts from the European Union (harmonized legislation) and France (specific national measures)
  • new opinions from health agencies
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  • new scientific publications
  • new standards publications
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Watch information types

Depending on the news, you receive several types of information:

Alerts with an "as it happens" email

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  • For a health crisis involving a chemical substance from a packaging material;
  • For the publication of a new regulatory text.

Periodic syntheses

Several watch bulletins are sent to you during your contract

  • An initial synthesis: state of the art concerning French and EU regulations (24 months max).
  • A synthesis of developments 12 months after the start of the service: compilation of key events in the period with any comments enabling the information to be placed in a context and in the chronology of past or future events.

Answers to questions posed by e-mail

Our experts respond in writing, to your questions posed by email on the topics covered by your watch (based on a package of 5 questions to be consumed during the term of the contract).

Contract duration

12 months

Options

  • Presentation of quarterly results
  • Focus on a theme by our experts
  • English-language watch
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